Odontopleuridae

Odontopleuridae; Temporal range:
	Radiaspis sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	†Artiopoda
Class:	†Trilobita
Order:	†Odontopleurida
Family:	†Odontopleuridae; Burmeister, 1843
Genera
	See text

Odontopleuridae is a family of odontopleurid trilobites found in marine strata throughout the world. The family is Late Cambrian to Frasnian in age.^[1] The members of Odontopleuridae are known for their spinose appearance, having long, often numerous spines along the edges of their exoskeletons, and derived from ends of segments or tubercle ornaments.^[2]

Genera

Ceratonurus

Odontopleuridae includes the following genera:

Acanthalomina
?Acidaspidella
?Acidaspides
Acidaspis
Anacaenaspis
Apianurus
Archaeopleura
Boedaspis
Borkopleura
Brutonaspis
Calipernurus
Ceratocara
Ceratocephala
Ceratocephalinus
Ceratonurus
Chlustinia
Dalaspis
Diacanthaspis
Dicranurus
Dudleyaspis
Edgecombeaspis
Eoleonaspis
Exallaspis
Funeralaspis
Gaotania
Globulaspis
Hispaniaspis
Isoprusia
Ivanopleura
Kettneraspis
Koneprusia
Laethoprusia
Leonaspis
Meadowtownella
Miraspis
Ningnanaspis
Odontopleura
Orphanaspis
Periallaspis
Primaspis
Proceratocephala
Radiaspis
Rinconaspis
Selenopeltis
Selenopeltoides
Sinespinaspis
Stelckaspis
Taemasaspis
Uriarra
Whittingtonia

References

^ Harrington, H. J.; Weller, J. M.; Howell, B. F.; Whittington, H. B.; Sdzuy, Klaus; Schmidt, Herta; Stubblefield, C. J.; Richter, Rudolf; Richter, Emma; Lochman-Balk, Christina; Rasetti, Franco; Størmer, Lief; Henningsmoen, Gunnar; Poulsen, Christian; Moore, R. C. (1959-01-01). "Part O, Arthropoda 1, Complete Volume". Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. doi:10.17161/dt.v0i0.5609. ISSN 2153-621X.
^ Bruton, David L. (January 1, 1983). "Cambrian origins of the odontopleurid trilobites". Palaeontology. 26 (4): 875–885 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

[1] Harrington, H. J.; Weller, J. M.; Howell, B. F.; Whittington, H. B.; Sdzuy, Klaus; Schmidt, Herta; Stubblefield, C. J.; Richter, Rudolf; Richter, Emma; Lochman-Balk, Christina; Rasetti, Franco; Størmer, Lief; Henningsmoen, Gunnar; Poulsen, Christian; Moore, R. C. (1959-01-01). "Part O, Arthropoda 1, Complete Volume". Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. doi:10.17161/dt.v0i0.5609. ISSN 2153-621X.

[2] Bruton, David L. (January 1, 1983). "Cambrian origins of the odontopleurid trilobites". Palaeontology. 26 (4): 875–885 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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